Homosexuality as Outlined in the Document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission What is Man? A Journey Through Biblical Anthropology (Paragraphs 185-195) in the Context of Ecumenical Dialogues on the Human Person

Abstract

The article seeks to present a general overview of the document What is Man? (Ps 8:5). An Itinerary of Biblical Anthropology, published by the Pontifical Biblical Commission in 2019. The author endeavours to identify any reactions from other Churches and Christian Traditions to the document. What kind of reception, if any, has there been from the Orthodox Church and from the Protestants? What can we conclude from a selection of known positions, prior to the 2019 document? The paper will focus on only one particular issue — homosexuality and same-sex unions — and present a comparative analysis with the aim of identifying areas of convergence, as well as areas of divergence, between different Churches on the theme.